WEBVTT ONTH.ACTION NEWS REPORTER PHIL GOMEZIS LIVE TO EXPLAIN.REPORTER: THE FIRST ALARMSECURITY THAT WAS INTRODUCED TODOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ SIX YEARSAGO ARE BEING PHASED OUT, ANDTHE WOMAN WHO RUNS THE HOSTSERVICES PROGRAM FOR DOWNTOWN ISRETIRING.REPORTER: SANTA CRUZ CITY PARKRANGERS ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATEDWITH THEIR WORK OFF THE BEATENPATH, BUT COME JULY FIRST,RANGERS WILL ADD AN URBAN BEATTO THEIR PATROL DUTIES.>> SO THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENTCORPORATION, CONSIDEREDDIFFERENT OPTIONS AND ASKED USTO PROVIDING THESE SERVICES BYTHE PARK RANGERS, OR IN THISCASE, DOWNTOWN RANGERS.REPORTER: THE RANGERS WILL BETHE HOST, PROVIDE CUSTOMERSERVICE AND MAKE SURE PEOPLEABIDE BY THE RULES AND THEORDINANCES OF DOWNTOWN.>> ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES WE HAVEWITH THE DOWNTOWN RANGERS ISTHEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CITE.FIRST ALARM CANNOT CITE OR ISSUECITATIONS FOR ANY ILLEGALBEHAVIORS OR ACTIVITIES.REPORTER: BUSINESS OWNER, LINNEAHOLGERS EXPECTS THE PHASING OUTOF FIRST ALARM SECURITY TO PARKRANGERS WILL BE A SMOOTHTRANSITION.>> I THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITYTO CHANGE THINGS UP.AND HAVING THOSE EXTRA EYES ANDEARS WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL WITHTHE THINGS THEY CAN DO THAT THEHOSTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO.REPORTER: THE CITY'S CONTRACTWITH THE HOST PROGRAM RUNS OUTJUNE 30.JULY 1 WILL BE WHEN RANGERS WILLTAKE OVER AND HIT THE DOWNTOWNSTREETS.>> THIS WILL FREE UP OUR POLICEFORCE WHO ARE TAXED IN A NUMBEROF WAYS.THE COMMUNITY OFFICERS WILL HAVEA LITTLE MORE INPUT ON HOW THATIS SPREAD.REPORTER: MONEY DEDICATED TO THEDOWNTOWN HOSTS WILL PAY FORDOWNTOWN RAGER -- RANGER PATROLSAND FUNDING SET ASIDE FOR FIRSTALARM PATROLS WILL ALSO BEABSORBED FOR THE PARK RANGERPATROLS.